i have only heard briefly on the tv this morning-gmtv,but they didnt say a great deal.
Bet its all in the papers.
They were saying a few could of been related to 5 infant deaths however this is widespread and the medicines cud of been used too much so like overdose.

So if used correctly they shud b ok,nevertheless,i wont b risking that m8,will u xxxx

also be aware-----About 90 more cough remedies are to be removed from shelves until they can be repackaged to include advice that they should not be given to children under two.

Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:44 am

cla1red

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I have never used cough meds on the boys..my doc says they dont work anyway,all they do is sooth the throat for a short while,they dont actually help the cough get better..

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:49 am

jaye1980

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cla1red wrote:

I have never used cough meds on the boys..my doc says they dont work anyway,all they do is sooth the throat for a short while,they dont actually help the cough get better..

I agree,but i have brought the odd 1 when cory has been fluued up.

I use calpol night now,but sparingly and even more so now

Hope that is ok as connor has had it and he is 9 month.
Wonder if that being changed to over 2s??

Guess we wil find out eventually

Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:53 am

Vixenpops

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Calpol night and medised are two of the ones being withdrawn as they contain an antihistamine

Their suggestion now for all under 2's is paracetamol or ibuprofen only for pain relief - karvol drops or vapour rub for snotty nose and glycerol cough medicines or honey for coughs and thats yr lot - anything over and above this has been withdrawn and will only be sold if yr LO is over two

I have been using Calpol night - v sparingly but won't use it anymore!!!

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:48 am

funkymummy

Joined: Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:50 pmPosts: 0Location: The Mad House

Six baby cough medicines pulled

About 100 cough remedies are set to be relabelled
Cough remedies aimed at young children are to be removed from shelves amid fears of accidental overdose.
The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has ordered six products taken by children aged under two be permanently removed from sale.

MHRA spokeswoman Sara Coakley said: "It's a precautionary measure. They are not dangerous."

She went on: "If they had been dangerous, we'd have had them off the market in seconds. Nobody should panic.

"There's nothing wrong with these medicines, it was the way that they had been given."

About 90 more cough remedies are to be removed from shelves until they can be repackaged to include advice that they should not be given to children under two.

And, until that time, they will be kept behind pharmacy counters.

Overdose risk

Anyone who asks to buy these products will be questioned about the age of the child who is unwell.

The product can be sold if the child is older than two and an advice leaflet will be provided.

The spokeswoman said the medicines could be dangerous if people gave a child more than the recommended dose, or gave them more than one product at the same time.

She said the advice had been updated after they found many parents were unwittingly overdosing children.

She said youngsters under two are "particularly susceptible because of their small size", creating a "risk of overdose".

And she admitted there had been an increase in "adverse reactions" to the products, although she said this had been more widely observed in the United States where improved packaging had since been introduced.